Gus Argenal enters his second season as an assistant coach with Nevada in 2018-19. In year one he helped the Wolf Pack to its second NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance in school history and second consecutive regular season Mountain West Championship.
The Pack went 29-8 overall and 15-3 in conference play. The 29 wins tied the school record.
Argenal helped Wolf Pack players Caleb Martin, Jordan Caroline, Cody Martin, Kendall Stephens and Lindsey Drew earn postseason honors in 2017-18. Caleb Martin garnered Associated Press honorable mention All-American, MW Player of the Year, MW Newcomer of the Year, MW first team, USBWA District VIII Player of the Year, USBWA VIII team and first-team NABC District 17 honors in his junior campaign.
Jordan Caroline was selected to the MW first team, USBWA District VIII team, NABC District 17 first team and to the MW Tournament team.
Cody Martin earned MW Defensive Player of the Year honors, was selected the MW second team and to the MW Defensive team. Kendall Stephens earned third-team MW honors after setting the conference and school record with 126 made 3-pointers. Lindsey Drew joined Caleb Martin on the MW Defensive team.
Argenal spent four seasons as the head coach of the Cal State East Bay Pioneers, an NCAA division II school located in Hayward, Calif.
Prior to being named the head coach at Cal State East Bay he was an assistant coach during the 2012-13 season at Rice. He spent the 2011-12 year at UC Davis as an assistant coach after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Chico State (2008-11). From 2006-08 he was the director of operations at UT San Antonio. His first stint as an assistant coach at UCD came in 2005-06 after working as a graduate assistant at Arizona State in 2004-05.
Argenal, a college point guard played at UC Davis and still holds the Aggies single game record with 13 assists. His senior season he topped the Aggies in assists and steals and helped the 2003-04 team post and 18-9 record. He received his undergraduate degree in history from UCD in 2004 and earned a master’s degree in education from Arizona State in 2005.
As prep athlete Argenal played at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., where he was a three-year starter. As a senior and team captain in 1999, he led the Spartans to the Northern California regional finals and was named BVAL Most Valuable Player.
He is married to former UC Davis women’s basketball standout Hannah Turner. The couple has two boys, Bo (9) and Ace (7).
